Position summary

Apple is hiring a Strategy and Business Development Executive for its WW Business Planning team, with a main focus on Circularity. The role develops and executes sales strategies across routes to market, tracks market trends and business opportunities, and engages with Apple's partners and customers to develop new circularity initiatives and support execution globally.

Why this role matters

Circularity — keeping products and materials in use through reuse, repair, and recycling — is central to reducing the footprint of consumer electronics. Building the market intelligence, playbooks, and go-to-market strategies behind Apple's circular economy work is what turns circularity ambitions into commercial initiatives across its global sales organization.

Key responsibilities

• Analyse the market by tracking trends and practices and developing dashboards and reporting as part of a Circularity centre of excellence.
• Identify opportunities by continuously scanning the market for strategic business opportunities related to circularity.
• Structure go-to-market strategies by working with sales, AppleCare, Circular Economy, Product Marketing, and Legal teams on complex business cases.
• Track performance by defining key metrics, reporting against business goals, and driving continuous improvement.
• Lead execution by developing playbooks and providing project leadership for circularity roll-out, and responding to commercial requests from customers and partners.
• Present to stakeholders by developing executive-level presentations and engaging customers and partners.

Team and stakeholders

The role sits in Apple's WW Business Planning team and engages the wider Sales organization (worldwide and geo teams), plus cross-functional teams across AppleCare, Circular Economy, Product Marketing, and Legal, as well as customers and partners.

Key details

• Based in London, UK; a global role across multiple time zones.
• 35 weekly hours.
• Focus on circularity across routes to market.

Requirements

Essential

• Proven experience in business development, strategy, sales finance, or a related field.
• Background in circularity, consumer electronics, carrier, and/or consulting.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Ability to handle complex, ambiguous issues and drive implementation.
• Proven record in data analytics, presentation development, and customer-facing engagement.

Preferred

• Proficiency in another European language and experience working internationally.
• Legal/regulatory experience, with strong organizational, project management, and communication skills.